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Summary

Both full and part time, this position requires the team member to maintain the grounds of commercial and public property by performing the duties listed below. This position is required to be friendly, outgoing, and responsive and to Guests, Residents, Tenants, and the public’s questions providing excellent customer service.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

  • Coordinates annual flower program. Contacts growers to check prices and condition of plants.
  • Helps with planting selection.
  • Trims and edges around walks, flower beds, and walls.
  • Prunes shrubs and tress to shape and improve growth or remove damaged leaves, branches, or twigs.
  • Mulches and maintains landscape beds.
  • Waters lawns, shrubs, and annuals.
  • Inspects and diagnoses insect and disease problems on ornamental trees and shrubs.
  • Helps guests, residents, and public with questions and directions.
  • Assists in coaching and training new Team Members.
  • Assists in overseeing special projects and seasonal Team Members.
  • Picks up and removes litter from trash receptacles, parking lots, and turf areas.
  • Rakes and removes leaves.
  • Shovels snow from walks and driveways, operates snow removal equipment.
  • Spreads salt on public passageways to prevent ice buildup.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education & Experience

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Required to have a PA driver’s license if Full Time Team Member only

Pennsylvania Commercial Pesticide Applicators License in turf and ornamental categories is a plus.

Signatory Authority

This position does not require signatory authority.

Safety Policies & Procedures

The Team Member in this position is responsible for following Willow Valley’s safety policies and procedures, promoting safety, and identifying areas for improvement.  The Team Member must be knowledgeable about and follow Willow Valley’s Safety Manual.  The Team Member will be reviewed annually on workplace safety.

The Team Member is aware of safety hazards and acts proactively to prevent injuries. Reports injuries and illness promptly and thoroughly. Attends training meetings, performs site safety inspections, and conducts Team Member training when appropriate. (For Team Leaders)

This is a Safety-Sensitive Position as defined in the Drug Free Workplace Policy.

Computer Skills

PM2010 (internal program which will be taught to the Team Member)

Complexity & Judgment

Work requires performing routine and non-routine tasks.  Work is diversified and requires judgment in the application of established rules and procedures but within established guidelines.

Guest & Team Member Relations

This position interacts with Guests and Team Members on a regular basis dealing with routine matters.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Language Skills

Level 3: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.  Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.  Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Mathematical Skills

Level 2 – Basic Skills:  Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.  Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs. 

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.  The employee is occasionally required to sit.  The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and color vision.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions. The employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles and Consistent/reoccurring vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals and risk of electrical shock.. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Benefits offered by Willow Valley Associates

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance available for full-time team members. 
  • Dental and vision available for part-time team members. 
  • PTO for full-time team members
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan with a company match offered.
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Fun working environment!

Willow Valley Associates is an equal opportunity employer.

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